The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-01-21
County Commissioners Proceedings.
COLUMBIA, Jan. 3, 1887.

COLUMBIA, Jan. B, 1887
Regular meeting of Board of County
Present CONS Swift,
Steere, Mather and Fred b Smith, new
ly elected commissioner from the 1st
district
On motion G. w. Swift was elected
temporary chairman.
The reports of school township clerks
and treasurers having been examined
the following were accepted: Bath.
Brainard, Claremont, Columbia. Car
den Prairie, Gem, Greenfield, Groton.
Hanson, Henry, Lansing, Liberty. Mer-
cier, ,NewHope, Ordway, Palmyra, River
side, Sayo, Shelby, Warner, Westport. :,
The following reports were returned
for correction: Clerks of Detroit, Port
age, and Carlisle; the treasurer's reports
from Aberdeen, Allison, Carlisle, Fred
erick, Oneota, Rondell, and Cambria.
Full board being present, on motion
the board proceeded To form perma-
nent organization Ballots were taken
for chairman OF which j. A. Kelley e.
ceiyed two and G. W. Swift three. G.
w. Swift receiving the greatest number
OF votes for chairman, on motion his
nomination was declared unanimous.
The following resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED, that IN behalf of the citi-
Zens of Brown county that In view OF
the retiring from this board, of our
chairman, Hon. ID. Lawn, we ex-
tend 10 him our sincere thanks for the
mastery ability in which he hss dis
charged every duty that devolved on
him IN that capacity, for his gentleman
~ and courteous manner III his inter
course with the members of this board,
and his strict integrity for the interest
of the citizens of brown county.
On motion a committee of Two wer,
appointed to investigate the bond o
newly elected county officers CONS
Mather and Kelley were appointed as
such committee.
On motion the following bonds were
accepted:
G. j. c. Macleod, couEty superin-
tendent
John A. Houlahan, Register of Deeds.
5. c. Hedger, county auditor.
James Wells, county attorney
j Il. Beebe, judge Of probate.
Henry 5. Williams, county treasurer.
RESOLVED, that bids will be received
from the newspapers OF Aberdeen,
droton, Columbia, and Frederick al
the next meeting of the board, for all
the county printing excepting the de-
missioners reserving the right to reject
any and all bids.
Bill of John Waller for balance on
board Of j Hanson, pauper, was re-
jected.
Ii was moved and supported that
liquor license be granted for lne village
oi Claremout. Motion carried.
Application of o. b. Doland and
John Doland for liquor license IN Clare
mont from Dec !, 1886, to Jan. /, 1887,
was accepted.
the following bills were a lowed:
M L Stroupe, stamped envelopes ~ 90
(" = stamps, fixtures etc
in treasu8er's ofhce, IL so
Ed. Chalfant, putt'g lock on door SO
j K Beebe, commissioners OF in
sanity, u
j Fl Taylor commissioner of in
sane, examining nj Head IA 0L
L Bacon, salary juuge OF probate
and commissionery insanity 80 81
Macleod and Kile county printg Al
James M Patton, express anu
drayage, b o.
Bowen & kingsbury, blanks 3 4L
k w Jones, salary per diem and
mileage, 1928 45
j "A Kelley commissioner SER
vice and mileage IL %
Mrs j Foster, board of 4 Ii Kings
bury, pauper, Warner, 16 90
Il j Mather, commissioner SER
vice and mileage, 8 90.
w / Steere, commissioner SER
vice and mileage, IA 40
G w Swift. commissioner SER
vice and mileage, 13 40
Fred Il Smith, commissioners SER
vice 4 so
The following liquor licenses were
granted.
Norman Sturgis, village of Claremont,
Dakota
Joseph Horn, village of Warner, Oak.
Hart d Tweed, village of Frederick,
Dakota
A. c. Hagen, village Of Claremont,
VIM HalpiD, Frederick.
The personal property assessed
against j. II. Kingston for the year 1884
was ordered stricken from the tax list
on Recommendation OF supervisors OF
Warner township
On motion board adjourned to Jan
12, 1887
S. g. HEDGER, G. w. SWIFT,
Auditor. Chairman.
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